ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,279, issued on July 22, was assigned to OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Suspension element systems and methods" was invented by Paul Dumitru (Oshkosh, Wis.), Aaron Rositch (Oshkosh, Wis.), Erik Ellifson (Oshkosh, Wis.), Patrick Dillman (Hartford, Wis.), Kai Schubart (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Robert Sollenskog (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damper assembly includes a tubular member including a sidewall and a shoulder. The damper assembly includes a rod and a piston coupled to the rod. A secondary piston has a second contact surface, an opposing second surface, an inner cylindrical face defining a central aperture that...